THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 127 



A VARIETY LIST FOR LOWER MICHIGAN. 



(T. a. FARRAND, EATON RAPIDS.) 



In looking over this list the reader must take into consideration the fact that the value 

 of this or that variety depends somewhat upon the purpose for which it is wanted, and also 

 very much upon local or long distance markets. The list must necessarily be long to 

 cover all conditions and the different sections of the state and those varieties should 

 be chosen w^hich have the characteristics most desirable for the purpose for which they 

 are being planted. The recommended variety list is also subject to change more or less 

 as the years go by. The popular variety of today may not be such ten years hence. 



The lists should be divided, one list being for market purposes and one for home use. 

 The list for home use should contain those varieties best adapted for cooking and dessert 

 purposes and should cover the season. Some of the desirable characteristics for market 

 fruits are hardiness of tree and early bearing tendencies, high color, reasonably firm in 

 texture, coupled with good quality if possible. 



APPLES. 



Why should we in Michigan plant varieties of good quality, eliminating varieties of 

 the Ben Davis type? For the very reason that we cannot compete with many other 

 sections, where this is a standard variety, but we can grow many other varieties of fine 

 quality to perfection. 



For market: — Yellow Transparent, Duchess of Oldenburg, Gravenstein, Wealthy, 

 Wagener, Hubbardston, Mcintosh or Fameuse, Grimes Golden, Jonathan, Baldwin, 

 Northern Spy, Red Canada, King, Rhode Island Greening, Ontario. 



For Home Use: — Yellow Transparent, Sweet Bough, Primate, Jefferies, Wealthy, Old- 

 enburg, Fameuse, Mcintosh or Shiawassee, Wagener, Spitzenburg, Jonathan, Spy, Grimes 

 Golden, Red Canada, Hubbardston, Tolman Sweet. 



Crab Apples: — For market, Hyslop; for home use, Martha and Dartmouth. 



PEARS. 



For market: — Giflford, Clapp's Favorite, Bartlett, Howell, Duchess, Anjou, Bosc, Seckel, 

 Dana's Hovey, Clairgeau, Keiffer. 



For home use: — Siunmer Doyenne, Bloodgood, Clapp's Favorite, Bartlett, Manning 

 Elizabeth, Duchess, Bell Lucrative, Sheldon, Bosc, Seckel, Lawrence, Dana's Hovey. 



PEACHES. 



For Market: — Admiral Dewey, Lewis (white), St. Johns, Champion (white), Conklin, 

 Early Crawford, Engle Mammoth, Crosby, Kalamazoo, Elberta, Gold Drop, Hill's Chili, 

 Smock, Salway. 



For Home Use: — Admiral Dewey, Lewis, Engle, Champion, Kalamazoo, Gold Drop. 



PLUMS. 



Market Varieties: — Japan — Red June, Abundance, Burbank, Satsuma, October Purple; 

 European — Lincoln, Lombard, Bavay Green Gage, Bradshaw, Geuii, Grand Duke, Black 

 Diamond, Monarch, Coe's Gold Drop, Shropshire or French Damson. 



For Home Use: — Red June, Abundance, Lincoln, Columbia, Lombard, Bavay Green 

 Gage, Fellemberg or Italian Prune, Shropshire Damson. 



CHERRIES. 



Market Varieties: — Richmond and Montmorency for sour, Dukes, Montreuil, May Duke, 

 Sweet — Gov. Wood, Napoleon Royal Ann, Windsor, Black Tartarian, Smith's Bigarreau, 

 Yellow Spanish, Bing, Lambert. 



For Home Use: — Early Richmond, Montmorency, May Duke, Montreuil, Eugenie, 

 Gov. Wood, Tartarian, Windsor, Yellow Spanish. 



QUINCES. 



Orange, Rea Mammoth, Missouri Mammoth, 



